New South Wales

5K races in New South Wales

There are 44 5K races in New South Wales on the Verus calendar, running across 10 months of the year. The next is Night of the PBs 5K Track Event on 11 September 2026. Every entry below links to the organiser's own site, and the fuller guides are researched by hand against it — dates, entry costs, start times and course detail.

Races listed
44
Still upcoming
40

5Ks in New South Wales, in context

Verus covers 44 5ks in New South Wales, out of 369 races there — roughly 12% of what is on here.

The dates are spread across 10 months of the year, which gives real choice about when to peak rather than forcing a single date.

Every one of them, in date order

AUG 23 2026

Mudgee Running Festival 5K

Lawson Park, Mudgee, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km
AUG 23 2026

Pat Farmer's Quicksand Australia 5K

Terrigal, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km
AUG 30 2026

C.ex Group Coffs Harbour Running Festival 5K

Coffs Harbour, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km
SEPT 6 2026

Beach to Brother 5K

Port Macquarie (finish: North Brother Mountain summit), Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km
SEPT 11 2026

Night of the PBs 5K Track Event

Eastgardens, NSW 2036, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km Tomorrow
SEPT 11 2026

Tour de PIF Sydney 5K

St Ives, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km Tomorrow
SEPT 13 2026

Lane Cove Fun Run 5K

Longueville, Sydney, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 3 days to go
SEPT 13 2026

SSMRF Beachside Dash 2026 5K

Dolls Point, Sydney, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 3 days to go
SEPT 20 2026

Achieve Run Casino 2026 5K

Casino Miniature Railway & Museum, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 10 days to go
SEPT 20 2026

Pymble Fun Run 5K

Pymble, Australia, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 10 days to go
SEPT 25 2026

Run the Plains Moree 5K

Moree, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 15 days to go
SEPT 27 2026

Run Shellharbour 5K

Eric Creary Park, Shellharbour, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 17 days to go
OCT 3 2026

ReBoot in Bermagui Fun Run/Walk 5K

Dickinson Park, Bermagui, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 23 days to go
OCT 11 2026

Step Out for Cancer 5K

Allianz Stadium to Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 31 days to go
OCT 18 2026

Goulburn Running Festival 2026 presented by Goulburn Soldiers Club 5K

Goulburn, Australia, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 38 days to go
OCT 24 2026

Zombie Run - October 5K

Depena Reserve, Sandringham, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 44 days to go
OCT 31 2026

Run Huskisson - Husky Running Festival 5K

Hawke Street (start) to White Sands Park (finish), Huskisson, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 51 days to go
NOV 1 2026

Parramatta Race Series - Race 3 5K

Wiradjuri Reserve, Wagga Wagga, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 52 days to go
NOV 1 2026

Sri Chinmoy Royal National Park 5K

Royal National Park, past Audley, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 52 days to go
NOV 7 2026

Sunshine Walk 5K

Hovell Tree Park, Albury, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 58 days to go
NOV 8 2026

Fisher's Ghost Fun Run 5K

front of the School of Medicine Building, Campbelltown, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 59 days to go
NOV 14 2026

RunHaven 2026 Presented by Lifestyle Group 5K

Laurieton, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 65 days to go
NOV 21 2026

Western Sydney Lakes Marathon 5K

Sydney International Regatta Centre, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 72 days to go
NOV 22 2026

Wagga Race Series - Race 2 5K

George Kendall Riverside Park, Ermington, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 73 days to go
FEB 27 2027

True Grit Sydney 2027 5K

Dargle Farm, Lower Portland, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 170 days to go
MAR 6 2027

Run Huskisson 2.0 5K

Huskisson, Australia, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 177 days to go
MAR 7 2027

Orange Running Festival 5K

Gosling Creek Reserve, Bloomfield, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 178 days to go
MAR 26 2027

Griffith Bacchus on the Lake 5K

Lake Wyangan Recreational Park, Griffith, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 197 days to go
APR 3 2027

GYG Banana Run 5K

Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 205 days to go
APR 3 2027

Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival 5K

Sheedys Gully, Lithgow, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 205 days to go
APR 4 2027

Albury Running Festival 5K

Hovell Tree Park, South Albury, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 206 days to go
APR 4 2027

Run2Cure Neuroblastoma Sydney 5K

The Domain, Sydney, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 206 days to go
APR 24 2027

Run Wagga Wagga 5K

Riverside Precinct, Wagga Wagga, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 226 days to go
MAY 2 2027

Port Macquarie Running Festival 5K

Town Green, Port Macquarie, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 234 days to go
MAY 9 2027

Mother's Day Classic - Sydney & NSW 5K

Picnic Point, The Entrance, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 241 days to go
MAY 15 2027

Run Batemans Bay 5K

Batemans Bay Foreshore Park, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 247 days to go
MAY 23 2027

Lindfield Fun Run 5K

Roseville, Sydney, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 255 days to go
MAY 23 2027

SMC Road Race in Sydney - January 5K

Long Street Park, Smithfield, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 255 days to go
MAY 30 2027

Parklands Running Festival 5K

Abbotsbury, Western Sydney Parklands, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 262 days to go
JUN 6 2027

Wollongong Running Festival 5K

Wollongong, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 269 days to go
JUN 13 2027

Kiama Red Cross Fun Run 5K

Welcome to Australia Day at Jamberoo Action Park, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 276 days to go
JUN 20 2027

Bay to Bay Running Festival 5K

Gosford and The Boulevarde, Woy Woy, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 283 days to go
JUL 16 2027

Elephant Trail Race 5K

Cairncross State Forest, Port Macquarie, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 309 days to go
JUL 25 2027

Mad Max Marathon Festival 5K

Broken Hill, Australia

5K 3.11 mi · 5.0 km 318 days to go

Dates and entry at a glance

Race Date Location Entry
Mudgee Running Festival 5K 23 Aug 2026 Lawson Park, Mudgee, Australia From $35 (Just in Time tier - see registration for each distance) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Pat Farmer's Quicksand Australia 5K 23 Aug 2026 Terrigal, Australia From $30 (see registration for each distance) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
C.ex Group Coffs Harbour Running Festival 5K 30 Aug 2026 Coffs Harbour, Australia Free (1km) to $105 (Marathon), Early Bird until 4 Aug — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Beach to Brother 5K 6 Sept 2026 Port Macquarie (finish: North Brother Mountain summit), Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Night of the PBs 5K Track Event 11 Sept 2026 Eastgardens, NSW 2036, Australia A$54
Tour de PIF Sydney 5K 11 Sept 2026 St Ives, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Lane Cove Fun Run 5K 13 Sept 2026 Longueville, Sydney, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
SSMRF Beachside Dash 2026 5K 13 Sept 2026 Dolls Point, Sydney, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Achieve Run Casino 2026 5K 20 Sept 2026 Casino Miniature Railway & Museum, Australia From $19 (2km $19, 5km $32, 10km $44, Half Marathon $75) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Pymble Fun Run 5K 20 Sept 2026 Pymble, Australia, Australia $50 — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Run the Plains Moree 5K 25 Sept 2026 Moree, Australia From $10 (see registration for each distance) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Run Shellharbour 5K 27 Sept 2026 Eric Creary Park, Shellharbour, Australia From $12 (see registration for each distance) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
ReBoot in Bermagui Fun Run/Walk 5K 3 Oct 2026 Dickinson Park, Bermagui, Australia From $10 (see registration for each distance) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Step Out for Cancer 5K 11 Oct 2026 Allianz Stadium to Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Goulburn Running Festival 2026 presented by Goulburn Soldiers Club 5K 18 Oct 2026 Goulburn, Australia, Australia $95 (Half Marathon), $62 (10 km), $48 (5 km), $35 (2 km Family Dash) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Zombie Run - October 5K 24 Oct 2026 Depena Reserve, Sandringham, Australia From $39 (see registration for each distance) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Run Huskisson - Husky Running Festival 5K 31 Oct 2026 Hawke Street (start) to White Sands Park (finish), Huskisson, Australia $17 - $179 — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Parramatta Race Series - Race 3 5K 1 Nov 2026 Wiradjuri Reserve, Wagga Wagga, Australia From $30 (see registration for each distance) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Sri Chinmoy Royal National Park 5K 1 Nov 2026 Royal National Park, past Audley, Australia From $13 (see registration for each distance) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Sunshine Walk 5K 7 Nov 2026 Hovell Tree Park, Albury, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Fisher's Ghost Fun Run 5K 8 Nov 2026 front of the School of Medicine Building, Campbelltown, Australia $46 (adult) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
RunHaven 2026 Presented by Lifestyle Group 5K 14 Nov 2026 Laurieton, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Western Sydney Lakes Marathon 5K 21 Nov 2026 Sydney International Regatta Centre, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Wagga Race Series - Race 2 5K 22 Nov 2026 George Kendall Riverside Park, Ermington, Australia From $35 (2 km) to $95 (Half Marathon) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
True Grit Sydney 2027 5K 27 Feb 2027 Dargle Farm, Lower Portland, Australia From $99 to $229 (plus fees) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Run Huskisson 2.0 5K 6 Mar 2027 Huskisson, Australia, Australia $15–$277 (AUD) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Orange Running Festival 5K 7 Mar 2027 Gosling Creek Reserve, Bloomfield, Australia From $15 (see registration for each distance) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Griffith Bacchus on the Lake 5K 26 Mar 2027 Lake Wyangan Recreational Park, Griffith, Australia From $15 (see registration for each distance) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
GYG Banana Run 5K 3 Apr 2027 Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival 5K 3 Apr 2027 Sheedys Gully, Lithgow, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Albury Running Festival 5K 4 Apr 2027 Hovell Tree Park, South Albury, Australia Half Marathon $100, 10 km $65, 5 km $48, Family Dash $35 — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Run2Cure Neuroblastoma Sydney 5K 4 Apr 2027 The Domain, Sydney, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Run Wagga Wagga 5K 24 Apr 2027 Riverside Precinct, Wagga Wagga, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Port Macquarie Running Festival 5K 2 May 2027 Town Green, Port Macquarie, Australia From $25 (see registration for each distance) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Mother's Day Classic - Sydney & NSW 5K 9 May 2027 Picnic Point, The Entrance, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Run Batemans Bay 5K 15 May 2027 Batemans Bay Foreshore Park, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Lindfield Fun Run 5K 23 May 2027 Roseville, Sydney, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
SMC Road Race in Sydney - January 5K 23 May 2027 Long Street Park, Smithfield, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Parklands Running Festival 5K 30 May 2027 Abbotsbury, Western Sydney Parklands, Australia $30 - $85 — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Wollongong Running Festival 5K 6 Jun 2027 Wollongong, Australia Half Marathon $125, 10km $70, 5km $50, Kids 2km $35 — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Kiama Red Cross Fun Run 5K 13 Jun 2027 Welcome to Australia Day at Jamberoo Action Park, Australia Half Marathon $50, 8km/5km $30 adult (children $10, family $70) — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Bay to Bay Running Festival 5K 20 Jun 2027 Gosford and The Boulevarde, Woy Woy, Australia From $5 (Kids Run) to $130 (Marathon); see website for full pricing — confirm the current price on the organiser's own site before entering
Elephant Trail Race 5K 16 Jul 2027 Cairncross State Forest, Port Macquarie, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website
Mad Max Marathon Festival 5K 25 Jul 2027 Broken Hill, Australia Not published for this event — check the official race website

Other distances in New South Wales

139 10 mile races 60 Half marathons 58 10K races 35 Ultra marathons 33 Marathons
All races in New South Wales All 5k races

Also racing in New South Wales

Smaller local races we've indexed but not written a full guide for. We link straight to the organiser rather than keeping you here — there's nothing we could tell you about these that they don't tell you better.

Mudgee Running Festival 5K Lawson Park, Mudgee 5Ks · Mudgee Running Festival Pat Farmer's Quicksand Australia 5K Terrigal 5Ks · Rotary Club of Gosford North C.ex Group Coffs Harbour Running Festival 5K Coffs Harbour 5Ks · Bendigo Bank Coffs Harbour Running Festival Beach to Brother 5K Port Macquarie (finish: North Brother Mountain summit) 5Ks · VO2 Performance Night of the PBs 5K Track Event Eastgardens, NSW 2036 5Ks · Night of the PBs (J.B KERRY & K.S SHEDDEN) Tour de PIF Sydney 5K St Ives 5Ks · Property Industry Foundation Lane Cove Fun Run 5K Longueville, Sydney 5Ks · Lane Cove Community SSMRF Beachside Dash 2026 5K Dolls Point, Sydney 5Ks · St George & Sutherland Medical Research Foundation Achieve Run Casino 2026 5K Casino Miniature Railway & Museum 5Ks · Elite Energy Event Management Pymble Fun Run 5K Pymble, Australia 5Ks · Pymble Fun Run Run the Plains Moree 5K Moree 5Ks · Tourism Moree and Little Athletics Moree Run Shellharbour 5K Eric Creary Park, Shellharbour 5Ks · Run Shellharbour ReBoot in Bermagui Fun Run/Walk 5K Dickinson Park, Bermagui 5Ks · ReBoot in Bermagui Step Out for Cancer 5K Allianz Stadium to Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney 5Ks · Tour de Cure Goulburn Running Festival 2026 presented by Goulburn Soldiers Club 5K Goulburn, Australia 5Ks · Goulburn Soldiers Club Zombie Run - October 5K Depena Reserve, Sandringham 5Ks · Zombie Run Australia Run Huskisson - Husky Running Festival 5K Hawke Street (start) to White Sands Park (finish), Huskisson 5Ks · Elite Energy Parramatta Race Series - Race 3 5K Wiradjuri Reserve, Wagga Wagga 5Ks · Race Hub Australia Sri Chinmoy Royal National Park 5K Royal National Park, past Audley 5Ks · Sri Chinmoy Organisation Sunshine Walk 5K Hovell Tree Park, Albury 5Ks · Sunshine Trust (Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Trust Ltd) Fisher's Ghost Fun Run 5K front of the School of Medicine Building, Campbelltown 5Ks · Fisher's Ghost Fun Run RunHaven 2026 Presented by Lifestyle Group 5K Laurieton 5Ks · Lifestyle Group Western Sydney Lakes Marathon 5K Sydney International Regatta Centre 5Ks · Elite Energy Event Management Wagga Race Series - Race 2 5K George Kendall Riverside Park, Ermington 5Ks · Race Hub Australia True Grit Sydney 2027 5K Dargle Farm, Lower Portland 5Ks · True Grit Run Huskisson 2.0 5K Huskisson, Australia 5Ks · Elite Energy Orange Running Festival 5K Gosling Creek Reserve, Bloomfield 5Ks · Orange Running Festival Griffith Bacchus on the Lake 5K Lake Wyangan Recreational Park, Griffith 5Ks · Griffith Bacchus GYG Banana Run 5K Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore 5Ks · Elite Energy Lithgow Ridgy-Didge Trail Run Festival 5K Sheedys Gully, Lithgow 5Ks · Blue Mountains Fitness Albury Running Festival 5K Hovell Tree Park, South Albury 5Ks · Race Hub Australia Run2Cure Neuroblastoma Sydney 5K The Domain, Sydney 5Ks · Neuroblastoma Australia Run Wagga Wagga 5K Riverside Precinct, Wagga Wagga 5Ks · Elite Energy Event Management Port Macquarie Running Festival 5K Town Green, Port Macquarie 5Ks · RUN FEST Mother's Day Classic - Sydney & NSW 5K Picnic Point, The Entrance 5Ks · Mother's Day Classic Foundation Run Batemans Bay 5K Batemans Bay Foreshore Park 5Ks · Elite Energy Event Management Lindfield Fun Run 5K Roseville, Sydney 5Ks · Ku-ring-gai Rotary SMC Road Race in Sydney - January 5K Long Street Park, Smithfield 5Ks · Sydney Marathon Clinic Parklands Running Festival 5K Abbotsbury, Western Sydney Parklands 5Ks Wollongong Running Festival 5K Wollongong 5Ks · Run Havoc Kiama Red Cross Fun Run 5K Welcome to Australia Day at Jamberoo Action Park 5Ks · Kiama Red Cross Bay to Bay Running Festival 5K Gosford and The Boulevarde, Woy Woy 5Ks · Terrigal Trotters Incorporated Elephant Trail Race 5K Cairncross State Forest, Port Macquarie 5Ks · Coastal Track and Trail Runners Mad Max Marathon Festival 5K Broken Hill 5Ks · Mad Max Marathon Festival

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